Conducted by Department of English and Communication,Shillong Autumn Semester, 2015

PART A

Name

Your answer

Department:
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Please choose

Language spoken at home:

Your answer

PART B

To know English well at the level of Graduation is
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Necessary for effective communication

Required for professional growth

Not necessary

Not required

No answer

English Learning for you becomes easy when
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Teachers are not very strict

Lessons are connected to everyday life

There is a lot of practice in the classroom

Teacher is disclipined

No answer

Learning English for you means
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To speak well

To write well

To pass an examination or test

To get a good job

No answer

To communicate in English for you means
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To convey a message in English using correct grammar

To convey a message in English without using proper grammar

To convey a message in English using the right words

To say a few words in English

No answer

You would like to learn English
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To communicate everyday

To score high marks

To get a good job

To speak and write well whenever required

No answer

PART C

Which of these words is spelt correctly?
Check any that apply

pronouncation

grammer

indigenous

mischevious

definition

dryers

residants

verson

decisive

concesssion

For the following subquestions A to E, please give the antonym of the given words:

A) Initial:
Check any that apply

First

Final

Close

End

B) Structure: Check any that apply

Line

Layout

Random

Routine

C) Experiential:
Check any that apply

Factual

Theoretical

Empirical

Practical

D) Claim:Check any that apply

Rejoin

Reject

Reinstate

Recall

E) Pacify:Check any that apply

Pitiful

Praise

Please

Pressurize

Correct the following sentences ( sub question A to C) if necessary.

A) Phrang is determined to work hard as he aspires to be a Medical Laboratory Technologist.

Your answer

B) It is importance for each and every persons to work hard to succeed and to be confidence.

Your answer

C) Bakordor is curious to know how experiential learning can help in improving language proficiency.

Your answer

Fill in the missing words:

____(i)______ (Most/ Many/ More) of our peoples are ____(ii)_____ (small/few/less) in numbers. Some ___(iii)__ (has/had/have) ____(iv)______ (people/populations/peoples) of just a few thousand, or even just a few hundred. But we all ____(v)___ (has/had/have) our own ____(vi)_____ (discreet/ distinct/disowned) language, culture, customary laws, and social and political _____(vii)______ (insights/ institutions/ inklings) that are very ______(viii)________ (dissimilar/diverse/different) from those of the ____(xi)_____ (dominion / dominant/ dormant) ethnic groups in our countries. While we find an ______(x)_____ (enormous/ enlarged/ extensive) diversity ____(xi)______ (between/among/within) Indigenous Peoples, ______(xii)_____ (close/common/core) to us all are the strong cultural attachment to and the _____(xiii)_____ (depending/ dependent/dependence) of our livelihoods on land, forests or the sea, and the natural resources therein.

(i) Most/ Many/ More

Most

Many

More

No answer

(ii) small/few/less

small

few

less

No answer

(iii) has/had/have

has

had

have

No answer

(iv) people/populations/peoples

people

populations

peoples

No answer

(v) has/had/have

has

had

have

No answer

(vi) discreet/ distinct/disowned

discreet

distinct

disowned

No answer

(vii) insights/ institutions/ inklings

insights

institutions

inklings

No answer

(viii) dissimilar/diverse/different

dissimilar

diverse

different

No answer

(ix) dominion / dominant/ dormant

dominion

dominant

dormant

No answer

(x) enormous/ enlarged/ extensive

enormous

enlarged

extensive

No answer

(xi) between/among/within

between

among

within

No answer

(xii) close/common/core

close

common

core

No answer

(xiii) depending/ dependent/dependence

depending

dependent

dependence

No answer

Do you think English classes have helped you in improving your language skills? If Yes or No, give reasons for your answer in not more than 150 words.
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